Tag: Luke

  • Ghosts of Christmas’ Past

    We are of course familiar with the image of ghosts of Christmas’ past thanks to Charles Dickens, ‘A Christmas Carol,’ penned in A.D. 1843. Dickens points toward a morality of generosity during a great 19th century division between a well-off gentry class and the working poor. Even today his theme of the repentance of Scrooge…

    Much has changed in Christianity and Church jargon since the 19th and 29th centuries. Tuesday, December 27, 2011: Ghost of Christmas Past This is a photograph that hangs inside Trinity depicting one of my predecessors on the front steps on a snowy day about a hundred years ago, 1872 church.
  • Paul a Prophet Sent out by Jesus

    Great Prophets and Signs from God Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” Gospel of Luke 7:16 ESV A great prophet among us Before we look at an extraordinary sign in Troas suggesting that Paul is also a Prophet of…

    Who is the true prophet of the LORD God? The one who speaks and reveals truth in fear of God to speak for Him.
  • Thanks-taking feasts of C.E. humankind

    A BIG meal of little thanks in a long season of thanklessness. Giving Thanks to the LORD O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. 1 Chronicles 16: KJV – v.34 16:34 הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה We know the concept well — yāḏâ Yᵊhōvâ, from the Hebrew. This instance…

    Who did you thank? a question about Thanksgiving